Gecko Robotics has secured a US Navy contract for automated inspection work, according to The Maritime Executive. The publisher describes it as a $300 million indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, rather than reporting that the full amount has been spent.

The report says Gecko’s robots inspect steel structures and produce records used to plan maintenance. It attributes claims about faster inspections and corrosion mapping to the company; those performance claims are not independently established in the article.

The publisher says the agreement builds on an earlier $71 million award covering 18 US Pacific Fleet ships. The reported work concerns vessel inspection and maintenance planning.

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Source: The Maritime Executive · original report